RETIREMENT YEARS

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Captain Tarling retired from the Canadian Forces in 1982 when he reached Compulsory Retirement Age (CRA). In his air force career he amassed 11,645 flying hours in 50 different types of aircraft, including 28 jets. With more than 10,400 hours jet time, Captain Tarling is probably the high-time jet pilot in the RCAF / CF